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Indian techie sentenced to nine months for sexual assault

Indian techie sentenced to nine months for sexual assault

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

An Indian techie has been sentenced to nine months of imprisonment on charges of sexually assaulting an American woman during a flight, and faces deportation to India after serving his sentence.

US: Indian imprisoned for immigration fraud

US: Indian imprisoned for immigration fraud

Rediff.com23 Jan 2007

36-year old Narendra Mandalapa was owner and president of Cybersoftee, a business consulting company based in Edison.

Ex-FIFA official Blazer's 2013 plea agreement made public

Ex-FIFA official Blazer's 2013 plea agreement made public

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

US prosecutors on Monday made public their 2013 plea agreement with Chuck Blazer, revealing that the former FIFA executive committee member had been secretly providing authorities information for nearly two years before he admitted guilt.

FIFA probe: Warner's sons scrambled to deposit cash hoard at US banks

FIFA probe: Warner's sons scrambled to deposit cash hoard at US banks

Rediff.com29 May 2015

Daryan and Daryll Warner, sons of former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner, and their associates deposited more than $600,000 in cash at bank branches in New York, Miami and Las Vegas in the second half of 2011, according to a 2012 complaint in US District Court in New York that was unsealed on Wednesday.

US court rejects Infosys plea for dismissal of discrimination suit

US court rejects Infosys plea for dismissal of discrimination suit

Rediff.com28 May 2015

The company has been at the centre of an outcry over visa abuse.

SEC imposes huge penalty on Rajat Gupta

SEC imposes huge penalty on Rajat Gupta

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

In its complaint filed in 2011, the SEC alleged that Gupta disclosed confidential information about Berkshire Hathaway Inc's $5 billion investment in Goldman Sachs

Pakistani student convicted in firearms case in US

Pakistani student convicted in firearms case in US

Rediff.com31 Jan 2007

Shiraz Syed Qazi was on Tuesday found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm in a 15-minute trial conducted by US District Court Judge Lee Rosenthal.

Samsung ordered to pay $120 million to Apple

Samsung ordered to pay $120 million to Apple

Rediff.com3 May 2014

Jury finds that Samsung had infringed two Apple patents

Martoma gets 9 years in prison for insider trading

Martoma gets 9 years in prison for insider trading

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

He was sentenced to nine and five years on charges of conspiracy and two of securities fraud.

Indian origin teacher takes US school to court

Indian origin teacher takes US school to court

Rediff.com7 Aug 2006

The lawsuit seeks unspecified punitive and compensatory damages.

Procurement fraud:US judge orders Bahel be jailed

Procurement fraud:US judge orders Bahel be jailed

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

As he was no longer employed by the United Nations and Kohli had pleading guilty to selling him apartments at discounted price, she said that the bail could not be backed by them.

Tata-DoCoMo dispute: What's it all about and where things stand today

Tata-DoCoMo dispute: What's it all about and where things stand today

Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

As Tata and DoCoMo look for out-of-court settlement, here's a blow-by-blow account of the long legal tussle

US charges Honduran football club chief with laundering drug money

US charges Honduran football club chief with laundering drug money

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

The president of a top Honduras football club and two family members were charged by US authorities on Wednesday with engineering a decade-long scheme to launder drug trafficking and foreign bribery proceeds through US accounts.

SFJ can't file amended rights complaint against Sonia: US court

SFJ can't file amended rights complaint against Sonia: US court

Rediff.com10 Jul 2014

A United States court has denied a request made by a Sikh rights group to file an amended complaint against Congress party president Sonia Gandhi in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

AMD files antitrust suit against Intel

AMD files antitrust suit against Intel

Rediff.com28 Jun 2005

Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp., accusing its market-dominating competitor of forcing customers into exclusive deals to keep them from buying AMD microprocessors.

Indian-American jailed for multi-million dollar fraud

Indian-American jailed for multi-million dollar fraud

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

An Indian-American physical therapist assistant has been sentenced to over four years in prison and ordered to pay USD 1.9 million in restitution for his role in a $14.9 million health insurance fraud scheme.

Jury selected for Enron trial

Jury selected for Enron trial

Rediff.com31 Jan 2006

Shocker! FIFA officials 'took bribe' for 1998, 2010 World Cups too!

Shocker! FIFA officials 'took bribe' for 1998, 2010 World Cups too!

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

A former executive committee member of soccer's global governing body FIFA told a US judge in November 2013 that he and other officials took bribes in connection with the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.

Ranbaxy, Cephalon settle patent case

Ranbaxy, Cephalon settle patent case

Rediff.com23 Dec 2005

Close on the heels of a US district court ruling against its patent challenge of Pfizer's Lipitor, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd on Friday said it had entered into an out of court settlement with Cephalon Inc

US court dismisses 1984 riots case against Sonia Gandhi

US court dismisses 1984 riots case against Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

An appeals court in New Delhi has affirmed a district judge's order to dismiss a human rights violation lawsuit filed against Congress president Sonia Gandhi by a Sikh group in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, ruling that the petition lacked merit.

US court rules against Ranbaxy

US court rules against Ranbaxy

Rediff.com17 Dec 2005

A US court has ruled against Ranbaxy in its case for non-infringement and invalidation of two patents of its competitor Pfizer

iGate hit again with sexual harassment suit

iGate hit again with sexual harassment suit

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

iGate has been hit with another sexual harassment suit by an ex-employee.

US lawmakers come to Bhopal gas victims help

US lawmakers come to Bhopal gas victims help

Rediff.com5 Apr 2006

In the brief, the 11 lawmakers argued that the District Court was wrong in refusing to consider India's statement requesting cleanup of the Bhopal plant.

Boston bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death by lethal injection

Boston bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death by lethal injection

Rediff.com16 May 2015

Tsarnaev, 21, was found guilty last month of 30 terrorism and other charges. Of those charges, 17 were eligible for the death penalty.

Armstrong settles $3 million lawsuit over bonuses

Armstrong settles $3 million lawsuit over bonuses

Rediff.com21 Nov 2013

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has reached a settlement with an insurance company over $3 million in performance bonuses paid to him from 1999 to 2001, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

'Rajat Gupta should end challenge to insider trading verdict'

'Rajat Gupta should end challenge to insider trading verdict'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

Gupta, 66, is currently serving his prison term.

Radical cleric sentenced to life in prison on terror charges

Radical cleric sentenced to life in prison on terror charges

Rediff.com10 Jan 2015

A 56-year old British cleric has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in US after being convicted of 11 terror-related charges, including providing material support to Al Qaeda and conspiring to establish a terrorist training camp in the US.

US: NRI imprisoned for 47 years

US: NRI imprisoned for 47 years

Rediff.com13 Sep 2005

Lakhani is 70 and suffers from ill-health.

US Supreme Court rejects Rajat Gupta's appeal against insider trading

US Supreme Court rejects Rajat Gupta's appeal against insider trading

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

Gupta is scheduled to be released from prison in March, 2016.

Indian gets jail term for scholarship, loan fraud

Indian gets jail term for scholarship, loan fraud

Rediff.com22 Apr 2005

US District Judge Joseph L Tauro in Boston sentenced Chowdhury, whose medical doctorate under the name Steve Valdez has been revoked, to a term of 364 days in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release.

Cipla to sell generic Flonase in US

Cipla to sell generic Flonase in US

Rediff.com9 Mar 2006

The US market for the drug is pegged at $1 billion. Cipla has been selling the product in the European market. It had won a similar case in the UK against GSK a couple of years ago.

Rajat Gupta denied permission by US court to visit India

Rajat Gupta denied permission by US court to visit India

Rediff.com26 Mar 2014

Rajat Gupta had made the request to travel to India in February.

US to deport Indian in missile case

US to deport Indian in missile case

Rediff.com7 Jun 2005

Hameed was to be released to the custody of federal immigration officials and agreed in court to being deported, Howe said.\n

US court seeks response to objections over Modi's immunity

US court seeks response to objections over Modi's immunity

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

A US court has asked the State Department to respond by December 10 to the objections raised by a rights group over the immunity granted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with a lawsuit filed against him for his alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Worldcom's Yates to face jail term

Worldcom's Yates to face jail term

Rediff.com10 Aug 2005

A US District court has sentenced former Worldcom executive Buford T Yates to one year in prison for his role in the company's $11 billion fraud.

US dismisses lawsuit against Sonia in 1984 riots case

US dismisses lawsuit against Sonia in 1984 riots case

Rediff.com11 Jun 2014

A United States court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Sikh group against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the anti-Sikh riots case, granting her motion that there is lack of subject matter jurisdiction but did not bar the group from bringing litigation against her in future.

Enron conspirators to be named

Enron conspirators to be named

Rediff.com11 Dec 2004

NRI couple indicted for marriage 'fraud'

NRI couple indicted for marriage 'fraud'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2004

An Indian man in the US allegedly married his sister while his wife married his brother as part of a "phoney wedding' scheme so that the man's siblings could evade immigration waiting periods.

Apple opposes order to help unlock California shooter's phone

Apple opposes order to help unlock California shooter's phone

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

Apple and Google adopted strong default encryption in late 2014.